Finland Rail Terminal
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Finland Rail Terminal (Russian: Финляндский вокзал) is a train station in St. Petersburg, handling transportation to northern destinations including Helsinki and Vyborg.
Designed by Swedish architects and opened in 1870, the terminal formerly contained a special pavilion for Russian royalty. It is best remembered as the station where Vladimir Lenin arrived by train on 3 April, 1917 to make the October Revolution. This event is commemorated by a steam locomotive which brought him to the capital, now installed as a permanent exhibit, and also by the Soviet statue of Lenin dominating the square in front of the station.
During the Siege of Leningrad, the Finland Terminus was the only one in use. In the 1950s, the old building was demolished and replaced [with a new structure], which was inaugurated in 1960. The turreted building is decorated with sculptures glorifying the October Revolution and incorporates a portico preserved from the original 1870 edifice.
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